Chemical combo inactivates disease-causing prions (Reuters via Yahoo! News) French researchers report that a novel formulation of copper and hydrogen peroxide can inactivate infectious prions -- disease-causing proteins responsible for scrapie in sheep, mad cow disease, and the human form of the disease called Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease [News Source]

Japanese line up for U.S. beef’s return. Japanese customers savor the return of a popular rice dish topped with American beef that was off the menu for more than two years due to mad cow disease fears. [News Source]

Food expert tries to raise consciousness about what we eat. Last week Ruth Reichl flew to Pittsburg to sound the alarm about the possible failure of the nation's food supply to a roomful of journalists with the power to spread the word quickly. [News Source]

BSE likely came from feed (Iowa Farmer) OTTAWA (AP) -- An Alberta, Canada, dairy cow that was diagnosed last month with BSE (mad-cow disease) probably contracted the disease from contaminated feed, federal regulators said. [News Source]

Theater Review: ‘Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street’ (Orlando Sentinel) This is a 'Sweeny Todd' to prize Theater people know how to make magic. [News Source]